Emprex 18X DVD-ROM DRIVE User Manual

18X DVD-ROM DRIVE

(SATA Interface)

User’s Manual

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Copyright Statement

It is a criminal offence, under applicable copyright laws, to make unauthorised
copies of copyright-protected material, including computer programs, films,
broadcasts and sound recordings. This equipment should not be used for such
purposes.

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FCC Compliance Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

FCC Warning Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which

the receiver is connected

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

CAUTION

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

FOR EUROPE

“The drive is in conformity with the EMC directive and low-voltage
directive.”

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 5

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 6

INSTALLATION 7

HARDWARE INSTALLATION 7
DRIVER INSTALLATION 8

For Windows Environment 8

DVD REGION CODING 9

Region Playback Control Management 9
Region Codes 9
DVD Video Decoder for PC Systems 10
About This DVD-ROM Drive 10

OPERATION & CONNECTION 11

FRONT PANEL 11
REAR VIEW 12

TECHNICAL DATA 14

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to a multimedia world of DVD technology! This high-performance
DVD-ROM drive of ATAPI interface plays DVD titles at maximum 18X
DVD-ROM speed and plays CD-ROMs at maximum 48X speed. With the
bundled software, you can enjoy the wide range of educational and
entertaining CD/DVD titles with theater quality.

DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc which has high-density capacity of
storing 4.7 gigabytes of data on single side and up to 17GB on double side
and dual layer. Other than that, a DVD is MPEG-2 compressed video
compatible and has Dolby Digital Surround Sound audio (known as AC-3)
capabilities. That is, the combination of DVD titles, your stereo setup and
this DVD-ROM drive package will bring you fascinating sound and visual
effect.

Here are some important features:

♦ 5.25" half-height internal drive

♦ Quick access time

♦ High data transfer rate (CAV* technology)

♦ Smooth DVD playback

♦ Efficient power saving feature

♦ Superior error recovery

♦ Excellent compatibility of media formats

♦ Horizontal & Vertical operation

♦ Good vibration resistance & low noise

*CAV: Constant Angular Velocity

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System Requirements

To install and use the DVD-ROM drive, it is recommended that you have
the following for your PC system:

♦ A Pentium

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II 350 MHz or faster CPU

♦ 16 MB RAM (32MB is recommended.)
♦ 16-bit SoundBlaster

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compatible sound card

♦ Amplified stereo speakers
♦ Microsoft

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Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP

♦ One SATA port

To run DVD titles with DVD playback software installed, the basic
requirements recommended:

♦ Microsoft

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Windows 95/98/98SE/Me/NT4.0 SP5+/2000/XP

♦ Intel Pentium II 350MHz or above
♦ At least 64 MB RAM
♦ 16-bit SoundBlaster

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compatible sound card

♦ DVD-ROM drive
♦ Display card supporting DirectDraw

) For detailed information, please refer to the software package.

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INSTALLATION

Hardware Installation

To connect this drive to your PC, you will need an SATA connector for the
SATA drive.

1. With the power to your PC disconnected, remove the PC’s top cover.

2. Insert the drive into one of the free 5¼" bays available for disk drives
and secure it with screws to your PC.

3. Connect the 7-pin Signal & 15-pin Power Segment Key cable from
your hard disk to the back of the DVD drive.

4. If you have a sound card that can be connected to this drive, you can also

connect Audio-Out of the drive to Audio-In of the sound card with a 4-pin
audio cable.

 Please make sure to connect Pin 1 from Audio-Out of the Writer to Pin

1 from Audio-In of the sound card.

5. Reinstall the casing on your PC, and reconnect the power supply.

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Driver Installation

For Windows Environment

This DVD-ROM drive is a Plug & Play device. Windows 95/98//Me,
and Windows NT/2000/XP will automatically detect the drive and
load the appropriate driver.

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DVD Region Coding

Region Playback Control Management

All DVD Video Playback systems have “Region Playback Control”
(RPC) which is required by Hollywood movie industry and defined by
DVD Forum. You can only play DVD-Video discs with the same
region code as your DVD-Video Playback system.

As for DVD-ROM drives, one kind of the DVD-Video Playback
system, there are 2 types:

RPC Phase 1 (as RPC1): RPC1 drives do not have built-in hardware
support for region management. DVD-ROM drives of this kind don’t
play a part in controlling the playback region. It solely depends on
the decoder.

RPC Phase 2 (as RPC2): RPC2 drives maintain the region change
count information in hardware, and in general, the region of such
drives can be changed up to 5 times by the end users under some
software decoder. (e.g. PowerDVD)

Region Codes

Region 1: Canada, U.S.

Region 2: Japan, Europe, South Africa, and Middle East, Egypt

Region 3: Southeast Asia and East Asia

Region 4: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America,

Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean

Region 5: Eastern Europe, Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea,

and Mongolia

Region 6: China

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DVD Video Decoder for PC Systems

There are three types of DVD-Video decoders on the market:

Type 1: The RPC code has been set by the manufacturer and can’t
be changed.
Type 2: The RPC code can be changed up to the maximum of four
times (except the initial setting).
Type 3: With RPC Phase 2 drives, the DVD-Video decoder copies
the same region code as the drive

Here is a table to help you understand how DVD-ROM drives and
the decoder (DVD MPEG cards or DVD playback software) work
together for region code setting.

DVD Drive

DVD Decoder RPC Phase 1 RPC Phase 2

Type 1 Decoder Decoder & Drive
Type 2 Decoder Decoder & Drive
Type 3 Decoder Decoder & Drive

About This DVD-ROM Drive

This drive is a RPC2 DVD-ROM drive and according to DVD-Forum,
PC chip must be designed into DVD-ROM drives to record how
many times a user has changed the region code. The first region
code will depend on the DVD title you play and you are allowed to
modify the region code 5 times (including the initial one). After the
fifth alteration, the region code will be locked and only those DVD
titles of the same region code could be played afterwards, so set the
code carefully.

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OPERATION & CONNECTION

Front Panel

1. LED Indicator

While the tray goes in/out, the indicator flashes green and it’s off
when the drive is ready.

The indicator flashes green when the drive reads an audio/data
CD/DVD.

2. Disc Tray

This is the tray for the disc. Place the disc in the tray, then press the
Close/Eject button or gently push the tray to close it.

3. Emergency Eject Hole

When the Close/Eject button doesn’t work properly and the disc tray
can’t be opened, you can insert a paper clip or other small rod into
this hole for manual ejection. Please make sure to power off the
system before you do that.

4. Close/Eject button

This button opens and closes the disc tray. If the tray is closed,
pressing the button will eject it.

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Note: The design of front panel is subject to change without notice.

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Rear View

The rear panel from left to right contains the following:

♦ DC Power Connector, 15-pin

1. By plugging the computer’s power supply cable here, you can connect
the drive and your computer system.

♦ SATA Interface Connector, 7-pin

Plug one end of the 7-pin SATA cable here to connect the 7-pin SATA
connector on the motherboard.

Figure: SATA Interface Connector

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♦ Analog line out connector, 4-pin

This connector allows you to connect the drive to your sound card with a 4­pin audio cable.

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Figure: Analog Audio Output Connector

♦ Digital output connector, 2-pin

If your sound card has a digital audio IEC958 format connector, you can
connect it to this digital audio output connector with a 2-pin audio cable.

Figure: Digital Output Connector

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TECHNICAL DATA

Drive Performance

Data Transfer Rate DVD-ROM

Single layer: 24336KB/s(18X Max.)
Dual layer: 13850 KB/s(10X Max.)

CD-ROM: 7200KB/s (48X Max.)

Interface SATA/ATAPI

Data Buffer Memory size 512KB

Compact Disc

Disc Size 80mm and 120mm discs

Disc Data Capacity DVD-ROM: Single layer – 4.7GB
Dual layer – 8.5GB

(one side)

CD-ROM: 74min - 650MB - Mode 1

80min - 700MB - Mode 1

Disc Format Compatibility

CD Family CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-

I, Photo CD, Video CD, CD Extra,
CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW (Multi-Read)

DVD Family DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD±R,

DVD±RW, DVD±R DL, DVD-RAM

Physical Specification

Drive Type 5.25" Half-Height Built-in Drive

Mounting Orientation Horizontal & Vertical

Disc Loading Tray (motorized)

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Audio output level Line out = 0.6±10%Vrms

Headphone out = 0.6±10%Vrms

Power Requirements 5V±5%, 12V±10%

Dimension

Height 41.8 ± 0.3 mm
Width 148.6 ± 0.3 mm
Depth 177.2 ± 0.3 mm

Weight (net) 0.75kg

Environment

Temperature

Operating condition 5°C ~ 45°C
Storage condition -30°C ~ 60°C

Humidity

Operating condition 8% ~ 80% (no condensation)
Storage condition 5% ~ 90% (no condensation)

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Version 1.0

Mar. 2008